BLC13 - Apps Taskonomy: Digging Deeper Into the Application of APPS

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iPad Basics

• Safari
  • Navigating
  • Tabs
  • Bookmarks
• Apps
  • App Store Searching
  • Installing
  • Deleting
  • Organizing
• Digging Deeper
  • 33 expert tips and tricks for iOS 6

iNitial Favorite Apps

• Padlet Wall
• Activity Questions/Reflections
  • Should all your apps fit on one page?
    • All the Good Apps Fit on One Screen - Justin Reich
    • The ‘Evergreen’ iPad: Why all your apps should fit on one screen - Tom Daccord
    • Who's in Control? Minimalism in the Modern Learning Classroom - William Tolley

App Exploration

• iPad

App Affordances & Constraints

• Submit your app via this Google Doc
• See the apps others submitted - Results
• Activity Questions/Reflections
  • What elements might be useful to consider when thinking about Affordances and Constraints?
• Digging Deeper
  • Affordances & Constraints Chart Activity
  • More App Review Tools (rubrics, checklists, etc.)

App Classification

• Bloom's Taxonomy Revised
• Google Doc for App Classification with Bloom's
• Google Doc Results
• Digging Deeper
  • Bloom’s Taxonomy and iPad Apps
  • Flipping Bloom's Taxonomy
    • Classes should do hands-on exercises before reading and video
  • K-5 iPad Apps According to Bloom's Taxonomy
  • Bloom's Digital Taxonomy
  • Bloom'sTaxonomy Action Verbs

Apptivity Classification

• SAMR
• Apptivities
  • Elementary
    • A Lesson At The Zoo: Enhancing Field Trips with iPads & Annotated Fieldtrip
      • Students use iPads to document (photos, interviews, notes, videos), review and publish field trip experience
    • VoiceThread Docents on the iPads- App: VoiceThread
      • Students use iPads to engage in research, documentation, threaded discussion and reflection, as they teach others about reptiles.
    • iPads (or other devices) and Literature Circles – co-starring Edmodo
      • Students use iPads to enhance, simplfy and streamline the Lit Circle process.
  • Secondary
    • Math How-To Videos
      • Students use iPads to create videos that explain a mathematical concept, conjecture, algorithm, or game in the style of the Khan Academy, etc.
    • Photabulary - Episode 2 (archived copy- lower quality)
      • Students use iPads to create photo glossaries using TypeDrawing and Keynote.
    • iPads (or other devices) and Literature Circles – co-starring Edmodo
      • Students use iPads to enhance, simplfy and streamline the Lit Circle process.
• Activity Questions/Reflections - Pick 1 or 2
  • Should SAMR be viewed more as a continuum?
  • Is Redefinition easier to imagine outside of the classroom/school/schoolday?
  • Is Redefinition different for a 20+ year teacher with little tech experience versus a 20+ year teacher comfortable and experienced with a wide variety of technologies and activities, versus a new teacher who is a "digital native" with classroom technology versus a new teacher who only uses technology for personal use?
  • How does SAMR compare to other models? ETaP, LoTi, Arizona Technology Integration Matrix, or Florida Technology Integration Matrix
  • Is anytime/anywhere access to the internet through mobile devices an element that could be used for redefinition?
  • Maker Movement - Interesting to think of this as redefinition, though it is a return to the past in some senses. Still, think about what opportunities new/cheaper tools allow in addition to the worldwide sharing that is accompanying the movement.
  • Could "augmented reality" apps and "alternative reality games" be used for redefinition?
  • Is transformation (modification or redefinition) easier to achieve knowing the affordances and constraints of an app?

Apptivity Exploration & Tweaks

• How would you tweak these apptivities to score higher on SAMR or Bloom's?

Session Reflection & Other Questions

• What new or lingering questions have surfaced during this session?
• What ideas have you head that you can take back and begin implementing in the first 5 days?
• Have a new favorite app? Revisit the iNitial Favorite Apps Padlet Wall and add it to the wall!

Session Evaluation

• Session Evaluation

Other Resources

• Day 2 - The Art of APPlication
• Affordances & Constraints Chart
  • AffordancesConstraintsChart.pages (editable on iPads with the Pages app)
  • AffordancesConstraintsChart.pdf (editable on iPads with a PDF program like iAnnotate or printable from a computer if necessary)
• 3D Perspective - Bloom's, SAMR, & TPaCK
  • TPaCK
  • TPaCK WebQuest
  • SAMR
• More Apptivities

Slides

• BLC13 Apps Taskonomy Slides (Please provide a link back to our BalancEdTech wiki if you use part/all of our resources.)